44 College Street Bury St Edmunds Suffolk IP33 1NL Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/1277/TCA - Works to trees in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Trees in a conservation area notification - one mulberry (T1 on plan) remove lowest branches over footpath, one bay (T2 on plan) fell, one hornbeam (H1 on plan) reduce height by 1.5 metres Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Aug 2025
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Consultation
14 Aug 2025
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Approved
19 Sept 2025

Approved on 19 Sept 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF OFFICER DELEGATED REPORT Officer Report · 19 Sept 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM - WITHOUT PERSONAL DATA Application Form · 13 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF PARISH COUNCIL COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 28 Aug 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: The Old Angel
List entry 1076946 · 2 m away · 73 more listed buildings within 150 m (73 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Bury St Edmunds Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 167 m away: Bury St Edmund's Abbey: including the monks' cemetery and outer precinct and vineyard walls; Registered park or garden 160 m away: Abbey Gardens and Precincts; Inside the Bury St Edmunds built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £916,500 in May 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

29 May 2025£916,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
West Suffolk
Application type
Works to trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
IP33 1NL
Received
13 Aug 2025
Validated
13 Aug 2025
Ward
Abbeygate
Parish
Bury St Edmunds Town Council
Target decision
24 Sept 2025
Decision
No objections
Decision date
19 Sept 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Gadd Brothers Trees and Landscapes Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 40 days. Approved, as 98% of tree and landscaping works here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
591decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Suffolk in the last twelve months, from validation. West Suffolk decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14252651
Planning Portal ref
PP-14252651
Consultation
14 Aug 2025
Comments by
5 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
24 Sept 2025
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
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West Suffolk
Planning Authority Score
4.3/10
Below average
#186 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

West Suffolk is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #208 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
West Suffolk decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #104 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #95 of 296
56%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #208 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #204 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
96 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
10 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
51 decided
1,018
Total decisions
91 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use